Mental Health Worker

Join our team as a temporary Mental Health Worker with strong potential for permanent placement. This role offers a great opportunity to demonstrate your skills, contribute in a fast-paced environment, and grow with the organization. The goal is to transition into a permanent full-time Union position after completing 3 months of temporary employment. We’re seeking a motivated individual who is dependable, adaptable, and interested in building a long-term career with us.

What is Expected in this ROLE

• Assist the Mental Health Professional (Master's degree level)
• Provide counseling and case management services to youth with psychiatric and/or co-occurring disorders
• Develops and maintains complete clinical records
• Completes assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, discharges, and other clinical and administrative documents
• Regularly checks to ensure that content, signatures, credentials, dates, times, service types and legibility meet standards
• Presents referrals to other Consortium units, outside agencies, or support networks. Follow-up on referrals to ensure continuity of care. Follow-up on referrals related to discharge. Ensure all referrals and follow-up efforts are documented
• Participates in case conferences and staff meetings. Utilizes input from these meetings to update treatment plans and/or incorporate treatment strategies
• Follows unit procedures to schedule appointments
• Manage caseload to assess individual progress, reviewing appropriateness of and interest in service provided. Encourages treatment through outreach effort. Discharges individuals when service is no longer desired or clinically determined
• Completes Utilization Review on peer clinical records

What is Expected of YOU

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Human Services AND minimum of 2+ years of experience/training
• Medical Specialty: Addictions and/or Psychiatry
• Required: current CPR and First Aid certification
• Proficient communication skills
• Crisis prevention AND intervention orientated
• Responsible for meeting the required hours of direct service on a weekly basis AND being on time and prepared for scheduled appointments
• Attend bi-weekly individual supervision and bi-weekly group supervision
• Complete training and seminars per departmental, agency, managed care and regulatory requirements
• Know your stuff - be an enthusiastic learner while sharing your knowledge.
• Work as a TEAM player to drive results and growth.
• Respect and promote inclusion and diversity.
• Do what is right for each other, those we provide services to, our communities, investors and stakeholders.

Disclaimer:

This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

The Consortium is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.

The Consortium is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.00 per hour

Medical Specialty:

• Addiction Medicine
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Work Location: In person